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Galena from
Copper Prospect (MRDS - 10025692), Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Copper Prospect (MRDS - 10025692), Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:419622
Long-form Identifier:1:3:419622:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘPeach Orchard Mine, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
11.8km (7.4 miles) ⓘDry Branch Zinc Mine (Dry Branch West Mine; McNabb Mine), Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘJackson Mine, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘFowler Mine, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘBetts Sandy Bottom Property (Betts Mine; and Gillespie Mine; Rollins Chemical Company Mine; Includes The Nettie Mine; Martha Mine), Hot Springs Barite Mining District, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘWatauga Point zinc prospect, Hampton Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘMcKinney Mine (Power Mill Creek Mine), Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
37.9km (23.6 miles) ⓘCarden Zinc prospect (Lyons prospect), Hampton Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘLong Mountain Mines, Hot Springs Barite Mining District, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Galena Occurrence, Linville Falls, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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